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Fulham F.C. is a British soccer club from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Despite their long history they have never won any major honors. The current manager is Mark Hughes, and the team is sponsered by electronics company LG^[1] The club's main rivals are Liverpool.

History

The club was founded in 1879 and are the oldest professional soccer team in London. Their nickname is The Cottagers, after their home ground of Craven Cottage alongside the River Thames, which can usually be seen during the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race. The club is currently owned by the Egyptian millionaire and owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed, who took control in 1997.

Roster

Goalkeepers

1 Mark Schwarzer
19 Pascal Zuberbühler

Defenders

3 Paul Konchesky
4 John Pantsil
5 Brede Hangeland
18 Aaron Hughes
22 Fredrik Stoor
27 Adrian Leijer
33 Toni Kallio
34 Chris Baird

Midfielders

7 Giles Barnes
11 Zoltan Gera
13 Danny Murphy
16 Olivier Dacourt
17 Julian Gray
20 Dickson Etuhu
23 Clint Dempsey
25 Simon Davies

Strikers

8 Andy Johnson
9 Bobby Zamora
10 Erik Nevland
15 Diomansy Kamara

Uniform

The club strip comprises white shirts and socks with black shorts. Their current sponsor is LG.

Notable Former Players

ST Brian McBride

References

↑ http://www.premierleague.com/page/fulham-fc

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-'''Fulham F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] club from the [[London]] Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Despite their long history they have never won any major honors. The current manager is Roy Hodgson, and the team is sponsered by electronics company LG<ref>http://www.premierleague.com/page/fulham-fc</ref> The club's main rivals are [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].
+'''Fulham F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] club from the [[London]] Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Despite their long history they have never won any major honors. The current manager is Mark Hughes, and the team is sponsered by electronics company LG<ref>http://www.premierleague.com/page/fulham-fc</ref> The club's main rivals are [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].
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